A Tamil Woman

Postcard (personal)

A Tamil Woman, by Lora Buel Peet Singapore, 20th century

Collection of National Museum of Singapore Exhibition at the Indian Heritage Center: From the Coromandel Coast to the Straits, Revisiting our Tamil Heritage 23 Nov 2019-30 Jun 2020

The movements, connections and histories of Tamil communities across Southeast Asia go back to the 11th-13th centuries. This exhibition also showcases the Tamil communities brought over as indentured labourers to Malaya and Singapore during the 19th century.